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affluent
[ˈæfluənt]
Australia is affluent in natural resources.
澳大利亚的自然资源丰富。agony
[ˈæɡənɪ]
The wounded man was in agony.
受伤的人很痛苦。argue
[ˈɑrgju]
They argue heatedly, but neither could convince the other.
他们争论得很激烈，但是谁也说服不了谁。assert
[əˈsɝt]
He was never able to assert himself sufficiently.
他从来不能充分地维护自己的权利。biscuit
[ˈbɪskɪt]
The little boy is eating the biscuit.
这个小男孩正在吃饼干。board
[bɔrd]
He wrote a few more notes on the black board.
他在黑板上又写了几条注释。breach
[britʃ]
He escaped through a breach in the wire fence.
他从铁丝网上的一个缺口逃走了。corporation
[ˌkɔrpəˈreʃn]
It takes brains to manage a large corporation.
管理大公司需要有头脑。detain
[dɪˈten]
The emergency decree bans gatherings of more than five people, and gives the government sweeping powers to detain protest leaders and to censor the press.
紧急状态令禁止超过五人的集会，并赋予政府拘留抗议行动领导人和审查媒体的巨大权力。discomfort
[dɪsˈkʌmfɚt]
Embarrassing questions cause discomfort.
尴尬的问题会使人感到不安。division
[dɪˈvɪʒən]
Addition and division are forms of computation.
加法和除法都是计算方法。echo
[ˈɛko]
The echo effect is very strong.
回音效果很强。entity
[ˈɛntɪtɪ]
the earth as a living entity
作为一个有生命的实体的地球fare
[fɛɚ]
It is a pity that she should fare so badly.
她竟吃得那么差，真可怜。feat
[fit]
He received a medal for his heroic feat.
他因其英雄功绩而获得一枚勋章。hamper
[ˈhæmpɚ]
Prejudice will hamper a person from doing the right thing.
偏见会妨碍人做正确的事情。hygiene
[ˈhaɪdʒin]
Hygiene is a science of health.
卫生学是一门健康的科学。induce
[ɪnˈdus]
I tried to induce her to read the book.
我试图劝说她读这本书。knob
[nɑb]
You may turn the right knob on the TV to switch it on.
你可以拧电视上右边的旋钮把它打开。maneuver
[məˈnuvɚ]
I maneuver my way among the tables to the back corner.
我在桌子中穿行，来到后面的角落里。memorandum
[ˌmɛməˈrændəm]
He sent us a memorandum about the meeting.
他给我们寄来了会议备忘录。metaphor
[ˈmɛtəfɔr]
A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing things.
隐喻是一种富有想象力的描述事物的方式。multiple
[ˈmʌltəpəl]
He is a person with multiple injuries.
他就是那个多处受伤的人。offset
[ˈɔfset]
He put up his price as an offset of the cost.
他提高了售价以作为成本的弥补。organism
[ˈɔrgənɪzəm]
Organism is the basic study of biology.
生物体是生物研究的基础领域。organize
[ˈɔrgənaɪz]
We want you to organize the everyday work of the factory.
我们要你安排厂里的日常工作。pedal
[ˈpɛdl]
He had to pedal hard to get up the hill.
他得用力踩动，以便上山。penalty
[ˈpɛnəltɪ]
What is the penalty for dangerous driving?
对危险驾车给予什么处罚？persecute
[ˈpɝsɪkjut]
If you persist in that, they will persecute you.
如果你坚持这样的话，他们会迫害你的。precede
[prɪˈsid]
He gestured to her to precede them from the room.
他做手势，让她先于他们离开房间。prey
[pre]
The worries prey on his mind.
这些烦恼折磨着他的心神。principal
[ˈprɪnsəpəl]
Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.
酗酒是公路死亡事故的最主要的原因。pulse
[pʌls]
The doctor felt her pulse on her wrist.
这位医生在她的手腕上号脉。quarantine
[ˈkwɔrəntin]
He had been kept in quarantine for a week.
他接受了一星期的检疫隔离。round
[raᴜnd]
The next round of peace talks will be held in Rome.
新一轮的和平谈判在罗马举行。swamp
[swɑmp]
Their company is in a financial swamp.
他们的公司陷入了财政困境。thereafter
[ˌðɛrˈæftɚ]
Thereafter his idea of attending school gradually strengthened.
其后他求学的信念逐渐增强。vary
[ˈvɛrɪ]
Customs vary widely from one area to another.
不同地区的风俗迥然不同。waist
[west]
She fastened the belt around her waist.
她把皮带系在腰上。your
[jᴜr]